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HAT PASTENER. No. 590,904.. Patented Sept. 28j-1897.

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DE'NIS OBRIEN, OF BROOKLYN, NEV YORK.

HAT-FASTEN ER.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 590,904, datedSeptember 28, 1897.

l Application iiled June 23, 1897. Serial No. 641,872. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern.'

Be it known that I, DENNIS OBRIEN, of

Brooklyn, in the county of Kings andState drawings, forming a part ofthis specification,

in which similar characters of reference indicate correspouding'parts inall the figures.

Figure 'l shows the hat or bonnet fastener as applied. Fig. 2 is a planview of the fastener. Fig. 3 is an edge view, and Fig. l is l an endView.

The fastener comprises a hair-pin 1, having a plate-like head portion 2,and mounted to swing on the head portion is a spring-pressedclamping-plate 3. The clamping-plate is provided with lugs 4 near oneend, and these lugs are provided with perforations registering withperforations in lugs 5 extended from the head portion 2 of the hair-pin.A pivot-pin 6 extends through the perforations,and a spring 7 is coiledaround the pivot-pin and has one end bearing upon4 the head portion ofthe hair-pin and the other end bearing upon the clamping-plate. Thisspring, it is obvious, will have a tendency to force the clampingplatetoward the hair-pin; and it will be seen in the drawings that theclamping-plate is somewhat shorter than the hair-pin, so that the platewill not press the hair of the wearer over the pointed ends of thehair-pin, which would be objectionable by disarranging the hair orpossibly cutting it.

Pivotally connected to the clamping-plate is a hook 8, adapted tobe'engaged by a loop 9, attached to one end of an elastic tape l0, theother end of which is secured within the hat or bonnet. By mounting thehook 8 to swing it will automatically assume its correct position inrelation to the tape and loop, no matter what the angle of the hair-pinmay be.

In use a fastener will preferably be used at each side of the head ofthe wearer. In inserting the pin the clamping-plate must first be4turned outward, as indicated in dotted lines, Fig. 3. Then uponreleasing the plate it will engage against the hair and preventaccidental displacement of the hair-pin.

Having thus described my invention, I claim as new and desire to secureby Letters Patentl. A hat or bonnet fastener, comprising a hair-pin, aspring-pressed clamping-plate mounted to swing thereon, and a fasteningdevice adapted to be attached to a hat or bonnet and engaged with theclam pin g-plate, substantially as specified.

2. A hat-fastener comprising a hair-pin having a plate-like headportion, a clampingplate having swinging connection with said headportion, a hook pivotally connected to the clamping-plate, and a loophaving an elastic tape for attaching it to a hat, substantially asspecified.

3. A hat-fastener, comprising a hair-pin, a spring-pressedvclamping-plate mounted to swing thereon, the said plate being shorterthan the hairpin, a hook pivotally connected to the plate, a loop forengaging with the hook, and an elastic tape for connecting the loop to ahat, substantially as specified.

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lVitnesses:

J. FRED. ACKER, JNO. M. RITTER.

